Bill Sawers

William Sawers (13 June 1871 – 20 October 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Stoke.[1]

Bill Sawers

Personal information
Full name	William Sawers[1]
Date of birth	13 June 1871
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death	20 October 1960 (aged 89)[1]
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1888–1892	Clyde
1892–1893	Blackburn Rovers	24	(11)
1893–1934	Stoke	17	(5)
1894	Dundee
1895	Stoke	1	(0)
1895	Dundee
1896	Kilmarnock
1896	Abercorn
1897	Clyde
National team
1895	Scotland	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Sawers was born in Glasgow and began his career with Clyde before joining English side Blackburn Rovers in 1892.[1] He spent the 1892–93 season at Blackburn where he played in 28 matches scoring 14 goals before leaving for Stoke.[1] He scored five goals in 18 matches for the "Potters" before returning north to Dundee.[1] He did make one more appearance for Stoke in September 1895 but continued to play in Scotland.

Sawers was capped once by Scotland, in a 2–2 draw against Wales in March 1895.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	1892–93	First Division	24	11	4	3	28	14
Stoke[1]	1893–94	First Division	17	5	1	0	18	5
	1895–96	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total			42	16	5	3	47	19

International

Source:[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1895	1	0
Total		1	0

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. (Smith 2013, p. 253)
3. "Dowds,Peter". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

Sources

• Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)